combining forms, prefixes, suffixes (15, 16) Flashcards

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1
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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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2
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum, brain

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3
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dur/o

A

hard, dura mater

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4
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encephal/o

A

brain

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5
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gangli/o, ganglion/o

A

ganglion

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6
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gli/o

A

glia

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7
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mening/o, meningi/o

A

meninges

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8
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myel/o

A

spinal cord

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9
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neur/o

A

nerve

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10
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radic/o
radicul/o
rhiz/o

A

nerve root

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11
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esthesi/o

A

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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12
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ment/o

psych/o

A

mind

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13
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mon/o

A

one, single

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14
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phas/o

A

speech

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15
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poli/o

A

gray matter

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16
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quadr/i

A

four

17
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-iatrist

A

specialist, physician

18
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-iatry

A

treatment, specialty

19
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-ictal

A

seizure, attack

20
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis

21
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adren/o

adrenal/o

A

adrenal glands

22
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coric/o

A

cortex

23
Q

endocrin/o

A

endocrine

24
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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

25
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pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

26
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thyr/o

thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

27
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acr/o

A

extremities, height

28
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calc/i

A

calcium

29
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dips/o

A

thirst

30
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kal/i

A

potassium

31
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natr/o

A

sodium

32
Q

-drome

A

run, running